time capsule

noun

a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.

Origin of time capsule

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby time capsule

time and a half, time and motion study, time and tide wait for no man, time bill, time bomb, time capsule, time chart, time charter, time clock, time code, time constant

Example sentences from the Web for time capsule

  • It serves as a time-capsule: a conservative critique of the Obama presidency and the presentation of an alternative.

    Arthur Brooks' Road |Noah Kristula-Green |May 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for time capsule

time capsule

noun

a container holding articles, documents, etc, representative of the current age, buried in the earth or in the foundations of a new building for discovery in the future